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Hubert Salentin was a German genre painter.
He studied painting at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. Salentin became famous for his interesting paintings depicting scenes from rural life in West Germany, often with children and in nature.
Heinrich Hermanns was a German lithographer and landscape painter. He was also known for architectural paintings and vedute and was associated with the Düsseldorfer Malerschule.
Carl von Steuben (Carl August Wilhelm von Steuben) was a German and French Romantic painter and lithographer, an honorary Fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg.
Steuben is known as the author of portraits and historical scenes in the style of classical painting. In addition to many exquisite portraits of famous contemporaries, he created a series of portraits of kings of France of the past. For 11 years Steuben lived in St. Petersburg, where he created seven murals for the St. Isaac's Cathedral.
Steuben taught painting to his son Alexander Joseph von Steuben, who then also worked in St. Petersburg, where he painted for St. Isaac's Cathedral.
Gortzius Geldorp was a Flemish Renaissance painter who painted mainly portraits, including group portraits, and historical scenes. The painter Georg Geldorp was his son, who worked in England.
Carl Spitzweg was a German romanticist painter, especially of genre subjects. He is considered to be one of the most important artists of the Biedermeier era.
Hans Burgkmair the Elder was a German Renaissance painter, graphic artist and sculptor. He came from a family of painters. He studied painting with Martin Schongauer in Colmar from 1488.
Hans Burgkmayr was a versatile artist, working in various techniques including painting, woodcuts, stained glass designs and tapestries. He was known for his complex and detailed style, which included elements of naturalism and symbolism.
Burgkmayr's paintings often depicted religious and mythological themes, as well as historical events. His style is influenced by the Italian Renaissance, particularly in its attention to anatomical accuracy and use of perspective.
One of Hans Burgkmayr's significant contributions was in the field of engraving. His woodcuts were highly regarded for their technical skill and artistic quality.
Oswald Achenbach was a German painter associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. Though little known today, during his lifetime he was counted among the most important landscape painters of Europe. Through his teaching activities, he influenced the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His brother, Andreas Achenbach, who was twelve years older, was also among the most important German landscape painters of the 19th century. The two brothers were humorously called "the A and O of Landscapes" (a reference to their initials matching a common German reference to the Alpha and Omega).
Otto Dill was a German painter. His work was part of the art competitions at the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Oskar Mulley was a modern Austrian painter who is primarily known for his paintings of mountain landscapes.
